# Google Cloud Outage Disrupts UK Banking

> Google Cloud's London outage knocks out Revolut and Halifax banking apps.
- Title: Google Cloud Outage Disrupts UK Banking · BigGo Finance
- Summary: Google Cloud's London outage knocks out Revolut and Halifax banking apps. Google Cloud's London region outage disrupted Revolut, Halifax, and other UK…
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- Source: BigGo Finance — https://finance.biggo.com/news/099864d0-462a-4e03-b5b5-8f5fc6002dc1
- Author: BigGo Finance
- Published: 2026-10-20T12:55:14+00:00
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- Topics: google cloud, revolut, halifax bank, lloyds bank, ing germany, google cloud london region, cloud outage, uk banking, google cloud outage, banking apps, finance, markets
## Google Cloud London Outage
Google Cloud's europe-west2 region in London suffered a service failure starting at 0608 UTC on Tuesday.
## Impact on Banking Services
Revolut reported card payments, atm withdrawals, transfers and crypto features unavailable or partly available.
## Other Financial Institutions Affected
ING Germany and Lloyds' Halifax cited login and app problems due to the outage.
## Downdetector Reports
Downdetector showed reports tied to Lloyds, HSBC, Rightmove, DPD, NHS England and Royal Mail.
## Court Disruptions
Court video hearings across England and Wales were disrupted by the outage.
## Google's Response
Google attributed the failure to a power event in the europe-west2-b zone.
## Recovery Timeline
Services were recovering by Tuesday afternoon with full restoration targeted for 1300 UTC.
## Alphabet's Quarterly Report
Google Cloud's cloud revenue climbed 82% to $24.77 billion in Q2 2026.
## Regulatory Oversight
UK regulators pressed Google for details in the first test of new oversight of critical cloud suppliers.
## Asian Customers Affected
Google Cloud's design impacts asian customers through Tokyo, Osaka and Taiwan regions.
## Key takeaway

Google Cloud's London region outage disrupted Revolut, Halifax, and other UK banking services, with services recovering by 1300 UTC on Tuesday.